I remember when I first walked into Mayer's cavernous office. You had to walk 50 yards to get to him, and in that time he could really study everything about you.

Even though I had a lucrative contract with MGM, I had a husband who was drinking and gambling our money away faster than I could make it.

My training in Science of Mind had begun with my mother. She took me to a different church every Sunday, and she encouraged me to question the minister afterward.

I ended up buying a restaurant. Already we had invested in a gas station and a metal products plant.

By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light.

I gave my eardrums to MGM. And it's true: I really did.

It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in there was absolutely delicious